Private hospitals[in Jordan] should cooperate with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a company that the Libyan government has recently entrusted to settle the bill for Libyan patients, the Private Hospitals Association (PHA) said on Sunday.

At a press conference, PHA President Fawzi Hammouri noted that the company has been hired to audit the hospital bills for Libyan patients, adding that the outstanding dues will only be paid after PwC completes auditing the medical files and invoices.

"PwC is one of the world’s largest providers of assurance, tax, and business consulting services," according to its website.

"The company, which is considered one of the biggest auditing firms in the world, will take a 10 per cent random sample of invoices to examine and compare them with Libyan patients' medical files and conditions," Hammouri said.

He pointed out that PwC has completed examining 9,000 bills for Libyan patients who received medical care in Greece, after which the Libyan government paid $300 million to Greek hospitals and hotels.